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Of course, Su Cheng was joking. The auction price of the Connaught Place site reached HK$2.158 billion, and the construction of the building cost another US$250 million.

That is to say, Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land spent more than HK$3 billion on costs alone. Moreover, Connaught Place has always been the tallest building in Hong Kong. Given its status and current value, it is worth HK$5 billion. They would never sell it for HK$4 billion.

"Mr. Su, please don't joke. Hongkong Land is the major shareholder of Connaught Place. We at Jardine Matheson can't make the decision. Moreover, Connaught Place is crucial to us. No matter how difficult it is, we will never sell it," Niu Bi Jian said, shaking his head.

This building can be regarded as a cash cow. Since its completion, it has contributed more than HK$100 million in rent to Hongkong Land every year. This is also the reason why Hongkong Land has been constantly expanding in the real estate industry in recent years. They have the confidence.

However, blind expansion is always risky. If you stand by the river for a long time, you are bound to get your shoes wet.

Hongkong Land also suffered a lot of losses last year, largely because they followed Jardine Matheson in everything they did.

But there is no way around it, because Jardine Matheson is their major shareholder. It can be said that Hongkong Land Group is a Jardine Matheson company.

Even the taipan of Hongkong Land Group has to get the approval of Jardine Matheson for some major decisions.

Su Cheng had not expected them to sell Connaught Place. He only brought it up to change the subject.

If they wanted to sell Connaught Place, Su Cheng would really buy it.

Even after thirty or forty years, this building would still be a very dazzling building on the south bank of Victoria Harbour.

Of course, Su Cheng also knew that next year, its position as the tallest building in Hong Kong would be replaced by another new building—the Hopewell Centre.

Nevertheless, the status of Connaught Place in Hong Kong is still very high, after all, it occupied the first place in Hong Kong for a full 7 years.

"Mr. Niu Bi Jian, to be honest, we can only offer this price. If you don't sell, we actually have alternative plots of land. The Whampoa Dockyard is a good plot of land. Its location is not inferior to Central, but if that plot of land is converted into commercial land, it will require an additional hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars in funding, plus the approval will take time, so my current consideration is to find an existing plot of land that can be put into construction immediately. If you are not willing to sell, then it is a pity. Mr. Niu Bi Jian, I will give you two hours to consider. If you really don't want to sell, although it is a pity, I also respect your choice. If the deal doesn't go through, we can still be friends. I wish you all the best in overcoming this difficulty," Su Cheng said solemnly as he stood up.

If he didn't push Niu Bi Jian, Su Cheng knew that he would definitely continue to hesitate.

Therefore, he simply gave him a time limit. According to the information Su Cheng had obtained, they could either sell it to Li Ka-shing's group at a lower price, or they could only sell it to him.

Even if Li Ka-shing's side raised the price again, at most they would add up to 2 billion like him, given their style of doing things.

And now Niu Bi Jian has no goodwill towards Li Ka-shing's side, so if the price is the same, the greatest possibility would be to choose to sell it to Su Cheng.

After all, Su Cheng is the richest man in the world. Selling it to him can be regarded as giving Su Cheng face.

As for Li Ka-shing, he is now just an ordinary billionaire in Hong Kong. The gap between him and a richest man like Su Cheng is too great. Niu Bi Jian doesn't look up to him at all, let alone talk about giving face.

Niu Bi Jian, like other British financial groups, still feels that they are born superior in Hong Kong. Even if Su Cheng becomes the richest man in the world, in their opinion, he is only able to sit on an equal footing with them.

"Okay, Mr. Su, allow me to make a call to Mr. Bao Fu Da. This piece of land belongs to a joint investment between Jardine Matheson Group and Hongkong Land Group. I can't make a decision alone! As long as Bao Fu Da also agrees, then we can convince everyone at the shareholders' meeting, so as to facilitate this transaction, but at present I can't guarantee that Hongkong Land will agree," Sure enough, with a little prodding, he was tempted.

"Mr. Niu Bi Jian, please feel free," Su Cheng said with a smile.

So, Niu Bi Jian got up and left his seat, holding his mobile phone and walking outside to make a call.

After two minutes, Niu Bi Jian came in again.

Indeed, how could such an important matter be agreed upon with just one phone call!

Since Niu Bi Jian had the idea of agreeing to this matter, everyone did not continue this topic, but talked about other things.

After another seven or eight minutes, the manager of the Joy Lai Restaurant led another foreigner in, and he was Bao Fu Da.

Speaking of which, Bao Fu Da can also be regarded as the head of a large bank, but in many matters, he has to go through the approval of Jardine Matheson, so he is quite aggrieved as the taipan.

But it seems that Bao Fu Da and Niu Bi Jian get along quite well.

"Should I do something to sow discord between them?" Su Cheng even had bad ideas.

But thinking about it, he decided to forget it. Based on Niu Bi Jian's performance last year and this year, he shouldn't be able to sit in the position of Jardine Matheson's taipan for long, so there is no need to waste time on him.

"Hello, Mr. Su," As soon as he came in, Bao Fu Da greeted Su Cheng.

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Compared to Niu Bi Jian, Bao Fu Da was more respectful to Su Cheng, perhaps because his position was inherently lower than Niu Bi Jian's.

"Mr. Bao Fu Da, please sit down. Mr. Niu Bi Jian should have told you what this is about, right?" Su Cheng said with a smile.

Bao Fu Da nodded, and before Zhang Qizheng could help him pull out the chair, he had already pulled it out and sat down.

Zhang Qizheng also poured a cup of black tea for Bao Fu Da.

These British people are considered upper-class people in England, with lofty status.

And in England, drinking tea has always been a preference of the upper class, so they don't feel anything about drinking tea.

It's just that they usually add milk and sugar to their tea.

As a beverage, tea has a bitter taste that is a bit difficult for the British to accept, but it is a symbol of wealth, so in order to show off their status and make friends with nobles, drinking tea has become a special etiquette in social situations.

"Then I wonder what Mr. Bao Fu Da's thoughts are?" Su Cheng asked with a smile.

"HK$2 billion is a big loss for us. If we tell the shareholders, it will definitely be strongly opposed by the shareholders. Therefore, I hope Mr. Su can agree to an additional condition. As long as Mr. Su agrees, I, on behalf of Hongkong Land Group, agree to Mr. Su's price of 2 billion!" Bao Fu Da said directly.

Obviously, he came with a purpose.

(End of this chapter)